MUNCIE, Ind. – Lawsuits have been filed in recent days against Muncie Community Schools and the owners of local McDonald’s restaurants and two city apartment complexes by people who say they were injured in falls.

• Connie Hartman has filed a Delaware Circuit Court 2 lawsuit against MCS over injuries she suffered when she fell outside Northside Middle School about 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2016.

The suit says Hartman “tripped on an upraised curb that had been negligently designed, installed (and) maintained,” and was “inadequately illuminated.”

According to the suit, Rector tripped over “a rubber doormat that had rolled and bunched” at the McDonalds at 901 E. McGalliard Road on Oct. 7, 2017.

It accuses the defendant’s of negligence, and seeks damages for Rector’s medical expenses and lost wages.

• On Thursday, Muncie resident Mark Hall filed a Circuit Court 2 lawsuit Sugarbush Apartments over a fall he suffered when riding a bicycle there last April 13.

The suit – prepared by the Tabor Law Firm of Indianapolis – says due to the “layout of the parking lot, the path of (Hall’s) bicycle was suddenly redirected into several... unavoidable, dangerous and hazardous potholes in the pavement.”

When the bike struck a pothole, it alleges, Hall was propelled “head first into the pavement.”

It seeks damages for “pain, suffering and mental anguish.”

• Also Thursday, the Tabor Law Firm filed another lawsuit, also in Circuit Court 2, against Bobcat Real Estate.

That suit alleges Rebecca Miller was visiting a tenant in an apartment complex owned by Bobcat, at 520 S. Nichols Ave. on Nov. 24, 2016, when she fell after missing “the concrete step outside the apartment due to the conditions being very dark due to a lack of any lighting.”

Her injuries included a broken right hand and broken right thumb, the suit stated.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.